Events

Trade fairs

Meininger’s FINEST 100 – International Wine Summit assembles the cream of the wine elite in a stylish setting, for a day of tasting at the very highest level brings together 100 of the world’s best wine producers and 100 of the most prestigious sommeliers and top traders.www.meiningers-finest-100.com

Sommelier Summit

The summit of leading German-speaking sommeliers is an interactive and compelling mixture of conference and workshop that takes place in a relaxed atmosphere. Held annually in Deidesheim in the Rhineland Palatinate since 2013.

Tasting Competitions

The Great International Wine Award has ranked among the most world’s prestigious wine competitions, since it was founded in Neustadt an der Weinstraße in 2001. An international jury of experts taste wines from more than 40 countries.

This international competition is the world’s most important Riesling competition. It is held under the auspices of the Rhineland Palatinate’s Ministry for Environment, Agriculture, Food, Viniculture and Forests.

Leading professionals from the spirits industry, including bar tenders and distillers, tastes spirits with the aim of identifying the best spirits and giving them a push. Founded in 2004, the competition tastes around 600 products each year.

Awards

Meininger Award "Excellence in wine & spirit"

Present the night before ProWein begins in Düsseldorf, the Meininger Award is awarded each year to outstanding personalities of the national and international wine sector.

Competitions

Nachwuchssommelier Wettbewerb

meiningers sommelier organizes the competition for up-and-coming German sommeliers of the year. It operates in partnership with Germany’s leading schools for sommelier education: the wine and sommelier school Coblenz and its branches; the school of hotel management Heidelberg; and IWI Bad Neuenahr and IHK Munich.

Roadshows

Since 2013, Meininger Verlag has organized customer events for international wine regions. These events are held in major German cities, and presented to the specialist wine and gastronomy sectors.